Models

GLM 4.6 vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Output tokens cost $1.10 per million on GLM 4.6 and $1.01 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Input tokens cost $0.27 per million on GLM 4.6 and $0.34 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.05 per million on GLM 4.6 and $0.03 per million on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Context lengths are 204,800 tokens on GLM 4.6 and 983,616 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 4.5s on GLM 4.6 and 2.4s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Measured output throughput is 36.8 tok/s on GLM 4.6 and 48.1 tok/s on Qwen3.8 Max Preview. On the LMArena coding leaderboard GLM 4.6 scores 1459 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview scores 1520.

Z.AIGLM 4.6QwenQwen3.8 Max Preview
Z.AI logo
GLM 4.6
Z.AI · text → text

GLM-4.6 is Zhipu’s latest flagship model (total parameters 355B, activation parameters 32B), comprehensively surpassing GLM-4.5. Its coding capability is aligned with Claude Sonnet 4, making it a top domestic coding model; the context window has been expanded from 128K to 200K, better suited for long code and agent tasks; inference capabilities have been significantly enhanced and support tool invocation during processing; improvements have been made in tool calling, search agents, writing style, role play, and multilingual translation. The model is named glm-4.6 and is provided by three vendors, with calls prioritized to the Sophnet platform.

Input$0.27 /M
Output$1.10 /M
Qwen logo
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Qwen · text, image → text

Qwen 3.8 Max Preview(Qwen3.8-Max-Preview) is the latest-generation foundation model in the Qwen family, packing 2.4T parameters and still evolving. Compared with the previous flagship Qwen 3.7 Max, it delivers major gains in core capabilities like Coding and Cowork (professional productivity), with world-leading performance on complex, long-horizon tasks such as full-stack development, data analysis, and Office workflows. Launch offer: Credits are consumed at just 20% of the standard rate, effectively 5× your usage. Limited time only.

Input$0.34 /M
Output$1.01 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

GLM 4.6
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$0.27
$0.34
Output /M
$1.10
$1.01
Cache read /M
$0.05
$0.03
Context length
204,800
983,616
Max output
131,072
131,072
Time to First Token
4.5 s
2.4 s
Throughput
36.8 tok/s
48.1 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
API Formats
Released
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Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
glm-4.6qwen3.8-max-preview
1380144015001560
Overall
14251481
Coding
14591520
Math
14211504
Hard prompts
14421506
Instruction following
14151478
Multi-turn
14221496
Creative writing
14031469
Longer query
14331497
Chinese
14821545
English
14371486
WebDev Arena
glm-4.6qwen3.8-max-preview
1340146015801700
Overall
13551669
React
16781678
HTML
13631628
Gaming
17331733
Simulations
16651665
Data analytics
16141614

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

GLM 4.6
$32.88 /mo
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: GLM 4.6, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.01/M output tokens; GLM 4.6: $1.10/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 1520; GLM 4.6: 1459 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 2.4s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

GLM 4.6 accepts 204,800 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 131,072 tokens on GLM 4.6 and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Qwen3.8 Max Preview at 48.1 tok/s and GLM 4.6 at 36.8 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

GLM 4.6 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, long context and thinking.

Can I call GLM 4.6 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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